Illegal immigrant who burned senior to death faces sentencing
A 38-year-old illegal immigrant convicted of killing 83-year-old Lila Meizell by lighting her on fire in her Wheaton home is set to be sentenced Tuesday.
Jose Alvarado and his cousin Ramon Alvarado burned Meizell to death to conceal a check fraud. Meizell paid the cousins $120 for landscaping work, but they added a zero before cashing it. They were concerned Meizell would catch on to the theft, so they killed her, they admitted.
Jose Alvarado faces life without parole on Tuesday. Ramon Alvarado has already been sentenced to the same.
D.C. police investigate officer drawing gun during snowball fight
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating why a plainclothes officer drew his gun during a snowball fight. The officer was captured on video holding his firearm and later acknowledging he drew the weapon after he was hit by snowballs. The video of the incident was posted on YouTube. MPD spokesman Kenny Bryson said there was no indication the officer pointed the gun at anyone.
Second Virginia highway death reported during snowstorm
Virginia State Police reported a second highway fatality Saturday night because of poor road conditions. Michael W. Marincic, 36, of Huntingdon, Pa., died at the scene after his truck struck a tractor-trailer on westbound Interstate 66 in Fauquier County at about 10:19 p.m.
Police say Marincic was not wearing a seat belt at the time and was driving too fast for the road conditions, according to witness accounts.
A day before, a Chevrolet Blazer driven by a 68-year-old woman slid off a rural road and overturned in Carroll County. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene, according to Virginia State Police.
Alexandria police ID homicide victim in East Monroe Avenue double shooting
Alexandria police on Sunday identified the victim of Friday’s homicide on East Monroe Avenue.
Police, responding to a shooting early Friday evening, found two victims. One was taken to a local hospital. The other, Kossi Djossou, 19, of Fairfax County, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hours later, detectives canvassed the area and located the suspect, who fatally shot himself as police approached. His identity is being withheld until next of kin can be notified.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Investigations Section at 703-838-4444 or Crimesolvers at 703-838-4858.
– Compiled by Freeman Klopott and William Flook with contributions from AP
